Sellers (DDG 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q . - ' ' - ,l',.1'-f.-1 ' 5'- 'd F ote Sellers who was born in Austz THE NAME SELLERS The SELL5Ri wgssnalgzzidzlaffigcifxfjj in may 1890 After graduation he served T on Feb,ua,y 4 1874 and entere e ELPHIA during the Spanish American War the merzao-Zfd various Ships and stations including the 7liJS'StZ3eHlI5liZppine Insurrection the USS WISCONSIN and USS NEW YORK during the Samoa Campa1l?nl7SS MARYLAND He commanded the latter three ships His USS AGAMEMNQN during Worlddwduflorsmljnilei of the Special Service Squadron during the 1459175-z72gS'172 Subsequent asstgnmenj mzibu eate General ofthe Navy, Commander-in-Chief? U5-Sgglyleet' rr uperm' Nicaragua, duly GS IU 82 VOC . dd' d on january 2 , 1 - 1 4 . lenden, of ,be Naval Academy. He retired on Ma2'clZibJi9133Ua!nCrO1jS , tfo, exceptionally meritorious service. During Wofld War IhAdZiml sfehherts glilrisgaltijrjldseand Pr0Perty, he displayed strength and znztiatzve coupled In the discharge Of is UW 0. 0 e . ,, with wisdom and tempered by kzndnelss ang lyzlrggfnzz. of battle training under realistic Conditions and was Admiral Sellers was a ways a s aunc known as a great humanitarian. a' ,.....w ,, , r W r , . A A - - rv vvfifvffjr 'if T .- . ,ff7l-:iff f75fi?f.' .--'-1. ', -f51 2--7?i:- f35'efffr:J:..H-?f.:ff4f. YF, . .. it -, , .1'f,:- .-, Q- 1' Q-.,.Q.'... .j5 ': 4915 fi-u: ,H ::,zj1-'.f -.var 1. :V . ' . nt 9 1 ' ' : n . . , . I ' ' ' A I' - . . ' . , . . I vue- , wen unix. The first shrp to bear the name USS SELLERS is the fourth of a new class of guided missile destroyers to be constructed by the Bath Iron Horks in Bath 'Maine Since h l h er aunc ing on September 9 1960 she has been outfitted utth he latest machrnerg electronics and ordnance developments available Pouered by an en znee.4 1 l d I g rg p ant eve opzng 70 O00 horsepou er which employs a new automatic combustion control system SELLERS is capable Of the high speeds that the rakzsh appearance of her high how indicates This prcpulsizse power coupled with the extensive I ' - . . . U59 0 11 11011122011 in SELLERS superstructure endows her uxth st bility and seau.orthiness unsurpassed in destroyer design Th b'l f e a I tty of SELLERS long-range radar and sonar detection equipment provides her ample time to deal effectively with any threat Her Combat Information C ' ' n ' . . 921165 equipped with electronic equipment un- dreamed of a short tune ago provides the information necessary to enable the modern weapons syStem to destroy any threat on the high seas.